I thought I would open up a diary thread for myself just to stay motivated and have some support, as well as support others. I'm on day 6 of my lipotrim journey and am so far 100% both on the shakes and my water intake. I feel great but made the mistake of weighing myself 2 days ago, i had lost a massive 13lbs! Sadly today i went back on and had gone up 4lbs. Not sure what is making them do it though!

I'm staying on the shakes and soups for 4 weeks and then a refeed week before going on a high protein diet and exercise regime, hopefully as a lifestyle! I am such a carb addict and seeing how I am not hungry on this diet has really shown me how i was depending on the quick bursts of energy instead of taking care of my body, hence becoming 14stone!

Although, this isn't the true beginning, 7 months ago I went to ibiza, weighing 15 stone 4lbs, i was so uncomfortable it made me realise i had to change! I came home and joined myfitnesspal and began logging in everything i had eaten, in 6 months i lost 2 stone (put 10lbs on over christmas) and was surprised to say i wasn't near happy with how i looked even after that weightloss! Since then I have decieded a final goal weight of 160lbs, hoping to get there before June, so that would be 4 stone in one year, hoping lipotrim is the kickstart I need to start this new year happy and healthy

Sorry for going on :p

8th January, 2014

jamie 703

gl, i'm on my 3rd day now :) i'm also quitting smoking at the same time lol, the shakes/eating has been easy so far tbh not 1 time i been hungry, i'm surprised tbh but it's been easy so far and hope stays like this for next 6 month :)

9th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

6 months! wow that's a long time to stay on it, I bet you lose so much! Glad the hunger/shakes haven't affected you, they didn't really get me either! I weighed myself again this morning and i've gained another half lb, i know i need to stop weighing and it's still a first week weightloss of 7.5lbs but i have been 100% and honestly expected more. Wish I could stay on longer than the 4 weeks plus 1 week refeed incase i don't lose as much as i wanted! Good luck on your 4th day!

9th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

Oh, on the brightside I am now sat in a dress I wouldn't have DARED wear a week ago so i must be losing inches at least :) need to stay positive, have no expectations and be greatful of every lb when i get to the end of my LP journey!

9th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

Wow, now I feel so silly. Just been for my weigh in and I'm officially 13 stone 3.5lb!!! Been warned not to weigh on my scales and my hard work has paid off with a massive 11.5lbs lost this week! Can't express how happy I am, I'm back to under the 2 stone I had already lost and on my way into the 12's :) hope everyone else's day is as good as mine! Xxx

9th January, 2014

slimmabum

Well done you - that really is a great result and you must be so chuffed! I think I'm on a similar journey to you. I have done LT before with success and then had another go a couple of years ago, but unfortunately got ill. Last summer I felt really dumpy on holiday, then started a new relationship and have lost a stone since then. I'm in my first week (started last Sat but will get weighed officially Mon). I'm probably about 1/2 a stone heavier than you but would be happy to be a buddy? I go to the gym a lot - (unfortunately I have an underactive thyroid but I can't tolerate the medication ... that's why I got ill, so I need to do lots of exercise just to stay the same weight) but am struggling a little this week with the drastic calorie reduction as I'm feeling a bit weaker than normal. I too can't help weighing myself at home - it keeps me motivated ... not sure I'll have as good a week as you but every little counts. I think I'm going to stay on it until my birthday (20 March) and then go on maintenance for a bit. I'd be happy to get to 12st. I am quite muscley and I know if I get to 12st I'll be a nice size 12-14 which will suit me as I'm a curvy shape (bit too curvy atm though!).

9th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

Staying on until march should ensure you get down to 12st, it's great that you've been on it before so you know that this will all pay off! I know you don't feel great now but just think once you get properly into ketosis how you will feel and how it will be dropping off. Are you continuing with your exercising throughout LT? I know you are meant to stop but with a thyroid problem I don't suppose you'll be able to! Just think if the inches that will drop off you in that case, it's such a great diet/detox to be on, I hope it gets easier for you but if we take every lb loss as a victory it'll spur us on to stay motivated! Good luck for the rest of your day xx

9th January, 2014

slimmabum

I think I'm in Ketosis now. Don't feel at all hungry. Still at gym ... I'm doing body pump (that's where I'm feeling a bit weak), cycling, brisk walking (with incline) and using kettle bells, which are surprisingly good for getting the heart rate up. I was swimming 50 lengths 4 times a week but that didn't do anything at all for me (apart from make me really fit) so now I'm mixing it up a bit. What sort of exercise do you do? My thyroid really is a bugger, but taking the tablets just makes me feel so ill :( .... anyway, I get to check out hot blokes at the gym so not all bad lol!!! Body pump is absolutely fab for toning up btw if you haven't tried it! You have a good day too!

9th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

Wow no wonder you're feeling weak! I hope your body gets used to the calories and the work outs soon though. Even though you weren't losing weight with all that exercise you must be so toned! Very jealous, toned and got gym lads I need to get down there pronto hahah. If the tablets make you sick then this is defo the best way, and you must be so healthy off the back of it, always envied people who go the gym a lot, I know I could do it but I'd rather diet than exercise, lazy I suppose! I only ever do cross trainer and only started it the past 7 months, I do need something toning so body pump might really help thanks for suggesting! Hopefully starting swimming in feb and my holiday in May should keep me motivated in the gym!

9th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

Guys, I just tried the soup for the first time and I loved it! I weirdly felt like I was cheating and having a full real meal, hoping having something hot in the evening that I eat with a spoon will spur me through this next week now that i'm not going to be weighing myself as little mini boosts! I'm feeling so positive right now.

Amy xx

10th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

Today i'm finding a little bit more difficult, i know 100% that i'm not going to cheat but i keep going to do little things like grab a chocolate or have a sip of diet coke, things that i haven't done since the beginning. Praying that it is just a one off pang of hunger for today and tomorrow will be a lot easier. I really wish i could weigh myself though, even seeing that i've lost .25 of a pound would help me at this point! Think i need to have a pint of water, get in the bath then go to bed to face tomorrow!

11th January, 2014

slimmabum

It is more difficult some days. Having a bath is a good way of distracting yourself or doing housework. Bizarrely I find cooking takes my mind off eating as I think I mentally eat!! Hope today is a good day for you x

11th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

I ended up having a bath! It really did take my mind off it, another thing that helps is researching healthy recipes and lifestyles for when I finish my LP journey! I'm glad you've found ways to distract yourself as well, this forum is such a help, more than i ever could have believed. how long are you planning to stay on lipotrim slimmabum? today i feel so much more positive, i dared to step on my broken scales today (i know i know) and i think i've lost a stone, such a boost and knowing i only have 20 days of full replacements and then a week refeed its really spurring me on to lose as much as i can by then! Am i reaching for the stars by hoping to get to 12 stone??

11th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

Can't believe i've made it to day 10, DOUBLE FIGURES and only 20 more days until i start my refeed. I honestly have so much respect for those who do this diet for months on end, I wish i had to commitment but if i was to sit here now and say I'd be on this for a further 2 months I think i'd just cave! I just really hope that i can get down to 12 stone in the month i'm doing it, might be reaching for the stars but you never know! My family came home today with a KFC and it was torture! I know my will power is good and if I put my mind to something I won't give up I just wish time was going a bit more quickly haha, i'm going to my boyfriends from early tomorrow until wednesday, should pass the days easier then just one night until my next weigh in! One month to change my life and hopefully get me 10lbs from my goal weight, it's going to be so worth it xx

12th January, 2014

TimeToChange90

Today is going so much better than the past 2, I feel happy and determined! Something about being with my boyfriend puts my mind at ease. I've realised how mentally straining this diet is rather than physically! If my body can take it then my mind certainly can for 19 more days. Still 100% on my journey, really can't wait to get weighed on Thursday, hoping for a good loss. Hope everyone else is doing well!! Xx